BAYLISS  MEMORIAL  NUMBER 


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BAYLISS  MEMORIAL  NUMBER 


VOLUME  IX,  NO.  XIII 

MACOMB,  ILL,  NOV.  9,  1910 


Entered  as  second-class  Matter  Mar.  3,  1908,  at  the  Post  Office  at  Macomb,  Illinois  under  the  act  of 

Congress  of  March  3,  1879 


‘AND  TO  HIM  OUR  LAST  HAIL  AND  FAREWELL." 


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FORWARD  secuie  to  do,  and  by  teaching. 

In  18  70  he  was  elected  principal 
The  Courier  came  into  existence  of  the  LaG.range>  miiana,  schools. 

as  a weekly  issue  thru  the  sugges-  and  later  became  county  superinten- 
tion and  direct  assistance  of  Mr.  dent  of  schools  in  that  county. 


Bayliss  and  its  character  to-day 
is  mainly  due  to  his  interest 
in  it.  The  great  number  of  ex- 
pressions of  appreciation  of  him  as 
a man  and  an  educator  lead  the 
Courier  to  devote  this  number  to  a 
memorial  of  him,  our  loved  Princi- 
pal who  was  summoned  when  in 
the  midst  of  his  noblest  work. 

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A BIOGRAPHY 

Alfred  Bayliss  was  born  in  Bled- 
ington,  England,,  County  of  Glou- 
cester, March  22,  1847,  and  was 
christened  in  the  Episcopal  Church 
of  the  parish.  When  but  a child  of 
about  six  years  his  parents  came  to 
America  and  settled  in  Hillsdale, 
Michigan.  Soon  after  their  coming 
to  Michigan  his  mother  died.  She 
seems  to  have  been  a source  of  en- 
couragement to  young  Alfred  to 
seek  an  education,  and  thru  her  in- 
fluence he  had  already  gained  an 
esteem  for  books. 

His  mother  died  when  he  was 
nine  years  of  age,  and  his  father,  a 
few  years  later.  From  the  age  of 
12  Alfred  made  his  own  way.  He 
worked  his  way  into  Hillsdale  Col- 
lege or  the  academy  and  had  done 
some  college  work  when,  in  1863,  at 
the  age  of  sixteen,  he  enlisted  in 
the  11th  Michigan  cavalry  and 
served  thru  the  war. 

Upon  his  return  from  the  army 
he  re-entered  Hillsdale  college  and 
graduated  in  1870,  earning  his  way 
by  working  at  whatever  he  could 


While  here,  he  married  Miss  Clara 
Kern,  whom  he  had  learned  tc  h now 
in  college.  Mrs.  Bayliss  taught  one 
year  with  her  husband. 

In  18  74  Mr.  Bayliss  was  elected 
to  superintend  the  schools  of  the  cen- 
tral district  of  Sterling,  Illinois. 
After  a term  of  years,  he  withdiew 
from  school  work  and  engaged  in 
journalism,  having  purchased  an  in- 
terest in  “The  Sterling  Standard;” 
but  after  editing  this  paper  for  two 
years,  during  which  time  it  became 
the  leading  paper  of  the  city,  the 
school  board  induced  him  to  return 
to  the  superintendency  of  their 
schools,  which  he  held  until  1895, 
when  he  resigned  to  make  his  first 
canvass  for  the  office  of  Superin- 
tendent of  Public  Instruction.  Al- 
though popular  favcT’  was  with  Mr. 
Bayliss,  he  was  defeated  in  the  con- 
vention. 

After  a short  period,  during 
which  he  was  in  a measure  identi- 
fied with  the  “Child  Study  Month 
lv,”  he  accepted  the  principalship  of 
the  Streator  Township  high  school. 

In  1898  he  was  nominated  and 
elected  by  the  Republican  party  to 
the  office  of  Superintendent  of  Pub- 
lic Instruction,  which  he  held  two 
terms.  He  was  elected  principal  of 
the  Western  Illinois  State  Normal 
School  in  1905,  and  assumed  the 
administration  of  that  institution  in 
1906,  which  he  held  until  h:'s  death. 
August  2 6,  1911. 

His  wife  and  two  daughters,  Ker- 
nie  and  Zoe,  survive  him,  and  one 
brother,  William  Bayliss,  of  Titus- 
ville, Pa. 


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RESOLUTIONS  OF 
APPRECIATION 


Adopted  by  the  Board  [of 
Trustees  of  the  West- 
ern State  Normal. 

Whereas,  The  hand  of  death  has 
suddenly  and  unexpectedly  termina- 
ted the  life  work  of  Alfred  Bayliss, 
Principal  of  the  Western  Illinois 
State  Normal  at  Macomb,  and, 

Whereas,  In  its  educational  and 
civic  life  the  state  of  Illinois  has 
profited  in  so  large  a measure  from 
his  labors  and  his  ideals,  and 

Whereas,  In  his  young  manhood  he 
had  offered  his  life  and  all  his  hopes 
on  his  country’s  altar,  and 

Whereas,  In  all  the  walks  of  life 
he  had  met  every  responsibility  with 
courage,  had  performed  every  duty 
with  pain,  taking  fidelity  and  ful- 
filled every  obligation  with  unques- 
tioned integrity,  therefore,  be  it 

Resolved,  That  in  his  death  the 
wife  and  daughters  lose  a devoted 
husband  and  father;  the  schorl  with 
which  he  was  connected  an  able  and 
faithful  administrator,  and  the  state 
of  Illinois  a noble  and  patriotic  citi- 
zen. Be  it  further 

Resolved,  That  in  their  association 
of  five  years  with  Mr.  Bayliss,  the 
members  of  the  Board  of  Trustee5 
of  the  Western  Illinois  State  Normai 
School  gained  confidence  in  his  prac- 
tical ability,  have  increased  their  ap- 
preciation of  his  wise  counsel,  have 
admired  him  for  his  ideals,  and  have 
learned  to  love  him  for  the  true  no- 
bility of  his  manhood.  Be  it  further 
Resolved,  That  the  members  of 
this  board  tender  to  the  bereaved 
family  their  heartfelt  sympathy  and 


condolence  in  this  sad  hour. 

(Signed)  J.  F.  MAINS, 

FRED  R.  JELLIFF, 
Committee. 

o 

From  the  Student  Body. 

The  students  of  this  school  have 
been  fortunate  in  having  come  in 
contact  with  our  late  principal,  Al- 
fred Bayliss.  Now  that  we  are  com- 
pelled to  look  on  his  life  from  a far- 
ther view,  we  see  even  more  clearly 
his  noble  character.  Sincerity  and 
love  were  the  two  virtues  with 
which  his  students  found  him  most 
worthily  endowed.  He  was  sincere 
to  the  principles  that  formed  his 
philosophy  of  life.  The  students 
who  had  occasion  to  speak  to  him 
personally  always  found  him  kind 
and  helpful.  Those  who  knew  him 
feel  that  their  lives,  dedicated  to 
high  ideals  and  noble  acts,  will  be 
the  best  way  to  show  their  true  ap- 
preciation of  the  life  of  the  “Soldier 
Schoolmaster.” 

o 

From  Quincy  Students. 

Permit  us,  the  teachers  of  the 
Quincy  Public  Schools,  on  this,  the 
occasion  of  the  memorial  exercises 
to  give  an  expression  of  our  hearty 
and  sincere  appreciation  of  Principal 
Alfred  Bayliss,  a man  whom  we 
learned  to  know  as  one  of  God’s  noble 
men  and  whose  memory  we  shall 
ver  cherish  and  revere. 

We  wish  to  say  that  we  count  it  a 
great  blessing  to  have  had  Mr.  Ba3r- 
liss  for  our  teacher.  We  admired 
him  as  a teacher,  respected  him  as  a 
man,  and  loved  him  as  a friend.  We 
found  him  at  all  times  sympathetic 
and  considerate,  always  showing  a 


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hearty  appreciation  of  the  efforts  of 
his  students,  and  e\er  having  their 
best  interests  and  welfare  at  heart. 

The  death  of  Mr.  Bayliss  came  as 
a severe  shock  to  us.  We  shall  miss 
him  more  than  we  can  tell.  We  feel 
that  we  have  lost  a sincere  friend, 
that  the  State  Normal  has  lost  a 
wise  and  just  principal,  that  the  Mil- 
itary Tract  has  lost  a wise  and  cour- 
ageous leader,  and  that  Illinois  and 
the  nation  have  lest  a most  promi- 
nent educator. 

THE  QUINCY  TEACHERS. 
o 

From  Teachers  of  White- 
side  County. 

The  teachers  of  Whiteside  county, 
in  institute  assembled,  have  heard 
with  sorrow  and  surprise  the  an- 
nouncement of  the  death  of  Alfred 
Bayliss,  for  twenty  years  identified 
with  the  educational  interests  of  our 
county,  and  desire  to  express  our 
high  appreciation  of  his  character. 

Resolved,  We  shall  ever  cherish 
the  memory  of  one  whose  genial 
presence  so  often  inspired  our  as- 
semblies, of  one  who  brought  his 
best  abilities  to  the  discharge  of 
every  responsible  office,  who  aimed 
at  the  loftiest  ideals  of  his  profes- 
sion, and  who  always  showed  a 
warm  sympathy  with  the  cause  of 
sound  and  symmetrical  scholarship. 

o 

From  Sterling  Alumni 

At  a meeting  of  the  old  Sterling, 
Illinois,  Second  Ward  Alumni,  and 
the  associate  teachers,  and  former 
pupils  of  the  late  Alfred  Bayliss, 
held  Friday  evening,  September  1st, 
the  following  memorial  was  drawn 
up  and  the  committee  authorized  to 


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send  a copy  to  the  bereaved  family 
and  to  the  papers. 

We  meet  tonight  with  the  spirit 
of  love  and  sympathy  o'erflowing  our 
hearts  to  pay  tribute  to  our  beloved 
teacher  and  friend,  Alfred  Bayliss. 

No  one  can  appreciate  mere  fully 
than  members  of  the  old  Second 
Ward  Alumni,  the  need  of  a just  and 
unvarnished  tribute  to  one  who  never 
sought  praise,  but  who,  turning  his 
energy  to  a noble  purpose,  accom- 
plished that  purpose  regardless  of 
public  opinion. 

Twenty  years  of  his  early  man- 
hood were  spent  laboring  among  us 
with  unceasing  energy  and  devotion 
— a devotion  free  from  ostentation 
and  with  a keen  insight  into  the  ex- 
isting needs  of  educational  advance- 
ment in  general  and  local  needs  in 
particular. 

We  remember  him  not  only  as  a 
Superintendent,  but  as  a teacher  in 
the  class  room,  who  seemed  peculiar- 
ly adapted  to  impart  an  inspiration 
to  the  hundreds  who  passed  under 
his  instruction. 

His  co-operation  with  the  County 
Superintendent  made  the  high  school 
a benefit  to  the  country  schools,  and 
served  a special  purpose  of  keeping 
the  pupils  in  school  till  graduation. 

He  accomplished  the  first  step  in 
placing  the  old  S.  W.  High  School  on 
the  accredited  list  of  normal  schools, 
coRes'es  and  universities  thereby  not 
only  raising  the  standard  of  scholar- 
ship in  our  city,  but  also  increasing 
the  usefulness  and  developing  the 
possibilities  of  Sterling  boys  and 
girls. 

The  splendid  Township  High 
School  of  which  we  are  so  proud 
was  a “pet”  idea  of  his,  which  he 
carefully  fostered  and  developed  un- 
til others  became  interested. 


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Not  only  did  he  give  his  early  man- 
hood to  onr  local  schools,  but  also 
showed  his  interest  in  the  uplift  of 
the  city.  To  his  efforts  as  a member 
and  secretary  of  the  first  library 
board  is  largely  due  the  credit  of  a 
series  of  excellent  courses  of  lectures 
and  music.  He  also  foresaw  the  need 
and  advantage  of  a city  hall. 

That  same  concentration  of  pur- 
pose which  distinguished  him  as  a 
student,  teacher,  and  editor,  made  of 
him  the  citizen  of  progress  and  ad- 
vancement, the  embodiment  of  high 
standards.  As  a citizen,  his  loyalty 
to  Sterling  is  clearly  shown  when  he 
expressed  to  friends  the  satisfaction 
it  might  be  in  spending  one’s  latter 
days  in  Sterling  and  finally  to  be 
laid  to  rest  on  the  brow  of  the  cliff 
overlooking  the  beautiful  Rock  river. 

Perhaps  no  one  could  understand 
the  intrinsic  value  of  his  friendship 
better  than  those  pupils  of  his  who 
afterward  became  his  associate 
teachers.  His  justice,  his  faithful- 
ness to  duty,  his  helpfulness  and 
his  friendship  were  always  examples 
to  be  emulated  by  his  co-workers. 

That  he  attained  the  high  position 
of  State  Superintendent  of  Public 
Instruction  after  leaving  us  had  been 
anticipated,  and  that  he  strove  con- 
scientiously in  this,  as  in  all  other 
positions,  to  keep  politics  out  of  edu- 
cational affairs,  reveals  in  an  unu- 
sual degree  the  integrity  and  broad- 
mindedness of  the  man. 

To  his  family  we  extend  our  sin- 
cere sympathy,  hoping  that  as  they 
are  comforted  in  their  happy  recol- 
lections of  him,  we  may  all  receive 
new  inspiration  for  the  battle  of  life 
as  we  recall  his  success. 

ANNA  MAY  BOWMAN, 
SADIE  F.  MURPHY, 
KATE  M.  STODDARD, 

Committee. 


From  Friends. 

State  of  Illinois,  Department  of 
Justice,  Springfield,  October  13, 
1911. — Hon.  S.  B.  Harsh,  Chairman 
Committee,  Macomb,  Illinois — My 
Dear  Mr.  Hursh:  I am  this  day  in 
receipt  of  your  favor  of  12th  instant, 
advising  me  that  the  Western  Normal 
School  will  hold  memorial  exercises 
for  Principal  Alfred  Bayliss  on  Octo- 
ber 27th,  at  two  o’clock  p.  m.,  and 
inviting  me  to  be  present  and  deliver 
an  address. 

I profoundly  regret  that  official  en- 
gagements which  I cannot  break  will 
prevent  me  from  attending  these  ex- 
ercises and  paying  my  humble  but 
sincere  tribute  to  the  memory  of  a 
man  whom  I admired  and  loved. 

It  was  my  good  fortune  to  know 
Alfred  Bayliss  for  nearly  twenty 
years,  and  during  the  last  ten  yeavs 
of  his  life  I knew  him  intimately.  I 
knew  him  as  an  official.  I knew  him 
as  a neighbor.  I knew  him  as  a 
friend.  To  every  trust  he  was  faith* 
ful,  in  every  fi  * ? that  he  trod  he 
was  efficient,  helpful  and  masterful, 
and  in  all  the  relations  of  life  he  was 
sincere.  I never  knew  and  never  ex- 
pect to  know  a better  citizen,  a safer 
counsellor,  a truer  gentleman,  or  a 
more  loyal  friend. 

W.  H.  STEAD. 
o 

I had  the  pleasure  and  privilege 
of  knowing  Mr.  Alfred  Bayliss  inti- 
mately for  years,  and  to  me  he  was 
a most  companionable  and  lovable 
man — no  conceits,  no  vain  ambi- 
tions, no  complaints,  satisfied  with 
the  world  and  the  chance  he  had 
had,  yet  always  with  an  idea  he  was 
working  out.  I valued  Mr.  Bayliss 
as  a friend  for  his  open-mindedness, 
his  freedom  from  bias,  his  good  judg- 


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ment,  and  his  poise  of  character. 

No  one  had  greater  faith  than  did 
he  in  public  education,  with  which 
his  life  was  identified,  and  he  was  in 
full  sympathy  with  its  present  ten- 
dencies. Mr.  Bayliss  did  a man's 
work  well  in  his  life;  and  he  went  to 
his  reward  without  regrets,  and  I 
have  no  doubt  that  when  he  awoke 
he  was  satisfied. 

W.  L.  STEELE. 

A review  of  the  life  of  Alfred 
Bayliss  will  bring  into  true  relief 
a career  of  signal  honor  and  useful- 
ness; a life  in  which  man’s  obliga- 
tions to  his  work  and  the  world  were 
nobly  met. 

The  tribute  I pay  to  the  memory 
and  virtues  of  this  accomplished 
teacher,  honored  citizen  and  wor- 
thy ex-soldier  flows  from  an  ac- 
quaintance of  more  than  30  years. 
For  nearly  four  years  it  was  my 
privilege  to  assist  him  in  the  dis- 
charge of  the  duties  pertaining  to 
the  Department  of  Public  Instruc- 
tion. 

In  the  efficient  and  faithful  ser- 
vices rendered  by  th  1 
as  teacher  in  the  rural  schools,  as 
county  and  city  superintendent  of 
schools,  as  principal  of  a township 
high  school,  as  superintendent  of 
public  instruction  and  as  principal 
of  the  Western  Illinois  Normal 
School,  he  accomplished  a work  in 
the  educational  development  of  Illi- 
nois beyond  the  power  of  words  fully 
to  measure.  In  every  position 
which  he  filled,  he  was  absolutely 
true  to  his  convictions,  and  unselfish- 
ly committed  to  what  he  believed 
were  the  public  interests. 

In  considering  the  life  and  labors 
of  Mr.  Bayliss  there  is  something  00- 
yond  and  above  the  intellectual  ef- 


fects of  his  work  that  command  my 
love  and  admiration.  Wniie  he 
was  a man  of  stiong  convictions  and 
strong  in  the  utterance  of  them,  he 
possessed  a rare  generosity  of  na- 
ture, an  instinctive  regard  for  fam- 
ily and  friends,  an  inherited  sense 
of  right,  a cheerful  disposition,  an 
ever  saving  sense  of  kindly  humor, 
a 1 an  unfailing  c'larm  of  manner. 
These  are  qualities  which  together 
make  up  an  attractive  personality 
such  as  mark  a man  as  part  of  the 
best  there  is  in  the  world. 

J.  H.  FREEMAN. 

Aurora,  111. 

— — o 

“He  was  strongly  attached  to  his 
friends,  true  to  his  convictions,  and 
unflinching  in  whatever  he  thought 
was  right.  I came  to  know  him  in 
an  intimate  way  when  he  was  a 
member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of 
the  University  of  Illinois,  with 
’which  I was  associated.  At  a time 
when  the  university  was  expanding 
rapidly,  and  when  it  had  to  meet  a 
myriad  of  troublesome  questions,  he 
could  always  be  relied  upon,  not  only 
for  his  absolute  honesty  and  inde- 
pendence, but  quite  as  much  for  his 
clarity  of  judgment  and  forcefulness 
of  statement.” — Hon.  Andrew  S. 
Draper,  Commissioner  of  Education, 
N.  Y. 

0 

I leave  it  to  others  to  tell  of  the 
fine  scholarship  of  Alfred  Bayliss,  of 
his  success  as  a teacher  and  admin- 
istrator, of  his  life  that  has  been  a 
beacon  light  to  many.  But  to 
me  comes  only  the  thought 
that  I have  lost  a friend.  A compan- 
ion with  whom  I have  spent  happy 
hours  and  with  whom  I had  antici- 
pated the  enjovment  of  many  more, 
has  gone.  I cherish  the  memory  of 


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our  friendship,  and  this  will  remain 
to  me  ever  a precious  possession. 

C.  M.  BARDWELL. 

Aurora. 

o 

Mr.  Bayliss  was  perhaps  most 
widely  known  for  the  conscientious 
and  distinguished  service  he  gave  to 
state  and  national  educational  af- 
fairs, but  many  of  us  will  hold  him 
in  memory  for  the  closer  personal 
and  professional  relations  that  de- 
veloped during  his  administration  in 
the  State  Normal  School. 

Mr.  Bayliss  has  enjoyed  the  con- 
fidence and  respect  of  his  fellow 
school  men  because  of  his  bread 
knowledge  of  affairs,  his  safe  coun- 
sel, and  above  and  beyond  all  his 
seemingly  immeasurable  charity  for 
human  weakness. 

The  loyalty  of  his  students  was  a 
real  tribute.  I have  heard  them  say 
repeatedly:  “I  must  succeed  because 
Mr.  Bayliss  expects  it  from  me.” 
This  same  influence  extended  far  be- 
yond his  student  body,  for  he  was 
an  inspiration  to  us  all.  We  all  feel 
that  we  have  lost  not  only  a co- 
worker and  counsellor,  but  a real 
friend.  R.  G.  JONES. 

o 

Principal  Alfred  Bayliss  was  a 
broad-minded,  big-hearted,  ropgres- 
sive  and  sympathetic  man,  ready  at 
all  times  to  encourage  and  to  help 
those  seeking  the  higher  and  the 
better  things  in  life.  He  was  always 
willing  and  ready  to  further  the  edu- 
cational interests  and  welfare  of  in- 
dividuals and  institutions  with 
which  he  came  in  contact.  Those  of 
us  whose  pleasure  and  good  fortune 
it  was  to  know  him  respected  and 
admired  him  as  a sincere  friend.  His 
sad  and  untimely  death  was  a severe 
shock  to  us.  We  can  hardly  realize 


the  fact  that  he  is  no  longer  with  us. 
In  his  death,  the  Western  Illinois 
State  Normal  School  has  sustained 
an  irreparable  loss,  the  city  of  Ma- 
comb has  had  to  give  up  a noble  citi- 
zen, the  Military  Tract  has  lost  a 
sane  and  enthusiastic  educatcnal 
leader  and  counsellor,  and  from  the 
State  of  Illinois  has  been  taken  away 
a worthy  educator  whose  excellent 
and  efficient  services  could  not  be 
spared. 

EDWARD.  G.  BAUMAN, 

Supt.  Quincy  Schools. 
o 

My  relations  with  Alfred  Bayliss, 
extending  over  a period  of  twenty  or 
more  years,  were  largely  of  a social 
nature.  He  was  a true-hearted  gen- 
tleman, a warm  friend,  and  was  sad- 
ly missed  when  he  left  our  circle.  The 
feeling  was,  and  has  remained,  that 
his  place  could  never  be  filled. 

As  a business  man  his  word  was 
beyond  question,  and  as  long  as  life 
lasts  we  shall  remember  him  with 
affection. 

J.  H.  LAWRENCE. 

Sterling,  111. 

o 

I have  known  Mr.  Bayliss  during 
the  entire  time  that  I have  been  en- 
gaged in  school  work  in  Illinois.  I 
have  always  admired  and  respected 
him  in  the  highest  degree  and  feel 
that  the  cause  of  education  in  the 
State  and  Nation  has  suffered  the 
greatest  loss  in  his  untimely  death. 

The  worth  of  his  leadership  in  all 
positions  of  trust  which  he  has 
filled  is  well  known,  but  his  influ- 
ence upon  the  school  work  and  the 
school  workers  of  the  State  result- 
ing from  his  noble,  unselfish  life, 
his  sound  judgment,  his  wise  coun- 
sel, his  sympathetic  advice,  can  never 
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all  be  thankful  for  having  had  Alfred 
Bayliss  so  long  with  us  as  a friend 
and  co-worker. 

GERARD  T.  SMITH. 

o 

Educational  circles  in  this  state 
have  sustained  a serious  loss  in  the 
death  of  the  Hon.  Alfred  Bayliss, 
president  of  the  Western  Illinois 
State  Normal  School  at  Macomb,  and 
prior  to  that  Superintendent  of  Pub- 
lic Instruction  in  Illinois. 

His  career  as  a teacher  has  been 
one  of  marked  success.  He  had  a 
notable  career  before  he  was  elected 
state  superintendent.  In  this  latter 
capacity  he  showed  himself  progres- 
sive. He  took  the  pains  to  inform 
himself  o^  what  was  being  done  in 
other  states  and  countries  and  tried 
to  bring  the  system  in  this  state  up 
to  the  level  of  the  very  best.  In  par- 
ticular did  he  take  the  deep- 
est interest  in  the  work  of 
the  country  schools,  and  this 
he  maintained  during  the  time  of  his 
presidency  of  the  Normal.  The  con- 
fidence of  the  people  in  his  ability 
and  efficiency  was  shown  by  his  re- 
election  to  the  office  of  state  superin- 
tendent. Then  during  his  second 
term  came  the  call  to  the  presidency 
of  the  Normal,  which  for  the  last  five 
years  he  has  ably  administered.  The 
school  during  that  time  has  had  a 
growth  of  a substantial  and  perma- 
nent character,  and  has  added  a num- 
ber of  new  features  that  have  kent  it 
abreast  of  the  times.  Mr.  Bayliss 
was  ever  keen  to  promote  efficiency 
in  all  departments.  Of  recent  weeks 
he  has  devoted  much  time  and  study 
to  plans  ofr  the  new  Woman’s  Hall 
for  which  the  Legislature  made  ap- 
propriation, and  but  recently  visited 
several  institutions  in  this  state  to 
gain  ideas.  He  was  conscientious  and 


thorough  in  his  work  and  inspired 
others.  He  had  the  confidence  of  his 
board  and  the  affection  of  the  pupils 
and  the  teachers,  to  whom  his  death 
will  come  as  a great  shock. 

Inproof  of  his  love  for  the  country 
schools,  it  can  be  said  that  he  insti- 
tuted a model  country  school,  the 
board  acquiescing  heartily,  and  this 
school  proved  a valuable  adjunct  of 
the  institution. 

Mr.  Bayliss  has  often  appeared  at 
institutes  and  on  other  occasions  in 
this  city  and  county  and  was  admired 
for  his  substantial  qualities.  He  has 
been  closely  identified  for  the  last 
quarter  of  a century  with  all  that  is 
best  in  educational  progress  in  Illi- 
nois, and  his  death,  when  apparently 
he  had  yet  years  of  large  usefulness 
before  him,  is  a large  public  loss. — - 
Galesburg  Register. 

o 

Then,  too,  Mr.  Bayliss  had  faith. 
Not  faith  in  the  superstitions  of  a 
dead  past,  but  faith  in  the  vital  fruit 
of  a living  present.  He  stood  boldly 
and  splendidly  in  the  advance  guard 
of  intellectual  and  moral  pioneers. 
He  was  not  afraid  of  truth.  He  was 
openly  hospitable  to  the  largest  af- 
firmations. His  optimism  was  con- 
vincing because  it  was  a personal 
asset  in  his  conquest  of  life.  Then, 
too,  he  was  self-poised  with  a confi- 
dence born  of  his  own  sincerity. 

The  championship  of  modern 
ideals  subtly  reacted  on  the  high 
school  as  an  institution  and  in  turn 
on  the  life  of  the  community.  His 
belief  in  democracy  of  opportunity 
and  aristocracy  of  worth  was  part  of 
his  sane,  rational,  well  balanced 
mind  and  will  live  on  in  the  hearts 
and  minds  of  his  associates  as  an  in- 
tegral element  of  his  character. 

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Hients  or  ms  work;  of  sucn  che  con- 
tributions  he  made  to  the  trend  of 
affairs  here  in  St"eator.  As  a man 
.in  the  practical  and  social  life  of  the 
town  he  was  always  likeable  for  his 
warm  human  sympathies,  for  b 
bread  tolerances,  for  his  ready  wit, 
for  his  universal  kindliness  and  cor- 
dial fellowship. — Independent-Times, 
Streator. 

— - — o 

He  was  a man  of  individual  stability 
and  worth.  A son  of  poor  parents, 
his  hands  took  hold  of  toil  as  soon 
as  he  was  old  enough  to  work,  a sol- 
dier for  his  country  while  in  his 
teens,  wras  the  sort  of  foundation  on 
which  to  erect  not  only  an  educa- 
tion, but  executive  ability  with  it. 
Added  to  all  this  was  a character  of 
sturdy,  straight-forward,  manly  in- 
dependence and  honesty;  virtues 
that  all  admire  and  of  which  we  are 
sorry  to  say  the  world  has  not 
enough.  Nor  was  there  in  this  in- 
tegrity and  rectitude  of  character 
the  least  iota  of  pedantry  or  narrow 
bigotry.  On  the  contrary,  he  had 
broad  views  in  this  field.  He  always 
gave  credit  for  men  being  more 
honest  than  do  the  generality  of  a 
community,  and  had  a wide  charity 
for  those  who  fell  or  came  short  of 
true  civic  or  individual  virtue.  Set- 
ting a mark  of  exact  honesty  for 
himself  to  follow,  he  always  gave  to 
others  the  benefit  of  the  doubt. 

MACOMB  JOURNAL. 
o 

In  the  death  of  Mr.  Bayliss  this 
state  has  lost  a champion  of  prog- 
ress but  in  this  district,  and  espe- 
cially in  this  county,  do  we  feel  the 
greater  loss.  It  was  here  that  he 
gave  his  time  and  talent  to  the  work 
in  detail,  advMng  and  working  with 
teachers  of  all  grades.  He  was  ever 


willing  to  help  by  words  of  encour- 
agement and  advice  without  thought 
of  self.  He  has  passed  away,  but  his 
influence  for  good  will  continue  in 
the  schools  of  this  county  through 
all  the  years  to  come. 

B.  E.  DECKER. 
o 

The  news  of  the  sudden  and  un- 
expected death  of  our  old  friend, 
Hon.  A.  Bayliss  caused  unbounded 
sorrow  in  all  parts  of  Whiteside 
county.  His  mission  was  a broad 
one,  his  spirit  was  fearless,  and  his 
reward  cannot  be  more  nor  less  than 
“Well  done,  good  and  faithfur  ser- 
vant.” B.  F.  HENDRICKS. 

Morrison,  111. 

o 

I knew  Mr.  Alfred  Bayliss  first  as 
Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction. 
Here  he  was  sympathetic,  helpful, 
and  was  always  ready  to  recognize 
and  encourage  the  efforts  the  young 
county  superintendent  was  making. 
He  was  therefore  an  inspiration  for 
a more  consecrated  and  concentrated 
effort  on  my  part. 

As  president  of  the  Western  Illi- 
nois Normal  School,  I have  come 
close  to  him,  and  learned  to  appreci- 
ate his  great-heartedness  mere.  The 
spirit  of  sympathetic  interest  with 
w'hich  he  followed  his  graduates  to 
their  fields  of  work  was  fatherly  and 
tender.  This  revealed  to  me  his  big- 
ness and  tenderness  to  a degree  I 
had  not  before  known. 

S.  J.  FERGUSON. 

Rock  Island. 

o 

I always  found  Mr.  Bayliss  an  in- 
soiraticn  and  very  helpful  to  me  in 
all  my  relations  with  him  as  county 
superintendent  of  schools.  He  did 
much  for  the  elevation  and  improve- 


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ment  of  the  country  school.  His 
death  is  a distinct  loss  to  the  cause 
of  education.  M.  M.  COOK, 

Supt.  of  Schools,  Fulton  County. 

o — ■ — - 

It  is  with  feeling's  of  the  deepest 
sorrow  that  I learned  of  the  death  of 
Mr.  Bayliss.  My  acquaintance  with 
him  began  at  the  time  of  his  election 
as  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruc- 
tion. My  relations  with  him  in  this 
capacity  were  most  pleasant.  He  was 
an  excellent  adviser  and  counsellor, 
and  one  could  at  all  times  feel  that 
in  him  he  had  a friend.  His  con- 
duct of  the  office  of  State  Superin- 
tendent is  too  well  known  to  need 
further  comment  here,  but  his  work 
and  influence  there  will  be  felt  for 
years  to  come  in  the  schools  of  Illi- 
nois. 

His  work  in  Macomb  will  be  an 
enduring  monument  to  his  ability 
and  management.  Through  his  ef- 
forts this  school  soon  took  rank  with 
the  very  best  of  our  normal  schools. 
In  the  establishment  of  the  model 
country  school  and  the  one-year 
Country  school  course,  I feel  he  did 
a great  thing  for  the  cause  of  edu- 
cation. 

In  his  death  the  schools  of  Illinois 
have  suffered  an  irreparable  loss. 
Personally  I feel  I have  lost  a good, 
true  friend  in  the  fullest  sense  of  the 
word. 

The  world  can  ill  afford  to  lose 
men  like  Alfred  Bayliss. 

C.  L.  GREGORY, 
County  Supt.  Mercer  Co. 

■ o 

All  who  have  come  into  anything 
like  intimate  contact  with  Mr.  Bay- 
liss must  feel  in  his  death  a keen 
personal  loss.  But  it  is  the  children 
of  the  state,  and  especially  those  of 


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the  rural  schools,  who  will  suffer 
most,  for  he  saw  their  needs  and 
planned  for  their  welfare  with  pecu- 
liar insight,  sympathy,  and  wisdom. 

Those  of  us  who  are  older  will  not 
socn  forget  his  rugged  manhood,  his 
unusually  discerning  judgment  in 
practical  affairs,  and  the  constant 
evidence  of  reserve  power. 

F.  U.  WHITE, 

Supt.  Schools  Galva. 
o 

Mr.  Bayliss  was  a man  notable  no 
less  for  his  sanity  and  balance  than 
for  his  rugged  strength.  In  his 
thought  he  magnified  the  teacher  and 
in  his  own  life  he  justified  the 
thought.  The  Country  Schools  of 
Illinois  have  had  no  better  friend — 
no  one  of  greater  discernment  and 
sympathy  and  no  one  whose  strength 
was  given  to  them  in  greater  meas- 
ure. Teachers  will  mourn  Mr.  Bay- 
liss as  a wise  and  helpful  friend;  and 
all,  whether  teachers  or  not,  will 
look  upon  his  going  as  a serious  loss 
to  public  education. 

W.  F.  BOYES, 
Supt.  Knox  County  Schools. 

President  Bayliss  was  a good  man, 
a straight,  strong,  honest  man.  Illi- 
nois can  ill  spare  him.  The  country 
respected  him.  He  had  been  on  some 
of  our  great  national  committees.  We 
had  learned  to  know  the  man.  You 
can  not  at  once  replace  &m.. 

JOHN  R.  KIRK. 

Fres.  State  Normal  School, 

Kirksville,  Mo. 
- — - — o — — * 

Bayliss  is  a true  man,  loyalty,  in- 
tegrity, good  fellowship,  geniality, 
modesty,  and  purity — what  more 
could  I aspire  to  be. 

j.  f.  McCullough. 

Chicago,  111. 


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The  death  of  Hon.  Alfred  Bayliss 
is  a distinct  personal  loss  to  me.  The 
loss  to  the  state  can  never  be  meas- 
ured. Genuineness  was  his  strongest 
trait.  Insincerity,  to  him,  was  im- 
possible. To  know  him  was  to  love 
him  and  confide  in  him.  His  advice 
was  sought  and  value  1 because  it 
was  motived  by  the  love  of  truth  and 
not  by  the  pleasure  of  the  moment. 
Intellectually  he  was  clear  and  deep. 
He  seized  the  kernel  of  the  subject 
and  was  neither  deceived  nor  amaz- 
ed by  the  husk.  He  was  a man  of 
convictions  and  dared  to  hit  at  shams 
and  fallacies. 

Illinois  will  ever  remember  and 
revere  his  name  for  the  great  things 
he  did  for  its  educational  advance- 
ment and  emancipation.  Not  only 
that,  but  he  will  be  lovingly  cherish- 
ed in  the  memories  of  our  successors 
in  the  educational  work  for  the 
greater  things  that  his  prophetic  in- 
stinct caught  and  held  up  for  the 
inspiration  of  our  great  common- 
wealth. 

To  me  he  was  a friend  and  coun- 
sellor. To  few  men  do  I owe  as  much 
in  a personal  way  for  inspiration,  for 
better  conditions  socially  and  edu- 
cationally, and  also  for  a fuller  per- 
sonal living,  as  I do  to  Alfred  Bay- 
liss. 

G.  W.  CONN,  JR. 

Woodstock,  111. 

o 

My  acquaintance  with  Alfred  Bay- 
liss  extended  over  a quarter  of  a 
century,  the  growing  period  of  edu- 
cational ideals  and  institutions  in 
Illinois. 

To  enjoy  his  friendship  was  a 
great  pleasure  and  to  enjoy  his  con- 
fidence, a delight.  It  was  my  good 
fortune  to  enjoy  both.  To  those  who 
were  thus  favored,  Mr.Bayliss  proved 


nimseii  to  be  a loyal  friend,  a wise 
counsellor,  and  a trustworthy  exemp- 
lar. He  was  a good  jud^e  Oi  men 
and  measures  and  possessed  in  a high 
degree  the  ability  to  discriminate  De- 
tween the  true  and  the  false,  between 
sham  and  pretence  on  the  one  hand 
and  the  genuine  and  sincere  on  the 
other.  For  the  former,  he  had  abso- 
lutely no  use.  For  the  latter  he  had 
the  greatest  admiration. 

Though  frequently  called  upon  to 
mingle  with  and  to  address  large  as- 
semblages of  people,  he  preferred  the 
sn  ail  company.  Seated  at  a table 
surrounded  by  a few  trusted  friends, 
he  would  single  out  a topic,  usually 
pertaining  to  some  measure  for  the 
advancement  or  betterment  of  edu- 
cation and  ask,  “Is  the  thing  feasible, 
is  it  practical?  What  objections  are 
liable  to  be  met  and  what  obstacles 
to  be  overcome  in  carrying  it  out?” 
This,  not  for  the  sake  of  controversy, 
but  to  bring  within  his  field  of  vis- 
ion any  possible  factor  that  may 
have  escaped  his  thought.  Having 
once  decided  upon  a course  of  action 
he  moved  forward  toward  its  execu- 
tion unflinchingly  and  unswervingly. 
He  rarely  made  mistakes,  hence  he 
had  few  to  correct.  I have  clearly 
in  mind  the  last  of  these  little  con- 
ferences it  was  my  pleasure  to  at- 
tend. He  set  forth  at  this  time  a 
proposition  for  enlarging  the  scope 
and  usefulness  of  the  Military  Tract 
Normal  School  in  a way  not  yet  to 
my  knowledge  undertaken  by  any  of 
the  Normal  Schools.  I am  informed 
he  had  plans  well  perfected  for  its 
consummation  when  called  to  his  re- 
ward by  the  beckoning  of  the  unseen 
Hand. 

A.  C.  BUTLER, 

Supt.  Schools,  Abingdon. 


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“Hrs  ability  to  seize  upon  the  cen- 
tral idea  of  a large  and  complex  situ- 
ation and  to  state  it  in  simple  lan- 
guage, enabled  him  to  accomplish 
great  things  quietly.  His  work  as 
Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction 
will  constitute  for  him  a permanent 
monument.  We  are  still  discovering 
big  things  done  hy  him  during  the 
eight  years  he  was  superintendent, 
which  at  the  time' of  accomplishment, 
attracted  little  or  no  attention.” — 
Hon.  F.  G.  Blair,  Supt.  Public  In- 
struction. 

o 

“There  were  few  whom  I held  in 
such  high  respect  and  esteem,  and 
added  to  that  was  an  increasing 
fondness.” — Pres.  L.  C.  Lord,  Char- 
leston Normal. 

0 

“The  cause  of  education  has  lost 
one  of  its  most  faithful  students  and 
most  conscientious  advocates.” — 
Pres.  D.  B.  Parkinson,  Carbondale 
Normal. 

0 

“We  honor  him  for  his  fine  ser- 
vice in  posts  of  high  responsibility, 
and  most  of  all  for  his  genuine  man- 
hood.”— Pres.  David  Felmley,  Old 
Normal. 

0 — — - 

“The  problems  of  Macomb  Normal 
are'  well  on  the  way  toward  solution 
when  Alfred  Bayliss  takes  hold  of 
them.  You  watch  Macomb  and  see 
it  come  out  all  right.” — Pres.  John 
Cook,  DeKalb  Normal,  in  1907. 

o 

• “Not  only  we,  but  education  in 
Illinois,  will  feel  the  loss  of  Alfred 
Payliss.” — Mrs.  EMa  Flagg  Yming, 
Sunt.  Chicago  Schools. 

“I  have  few  friends,  and  of  that 
few  I felt  that  he  was  t^e  most 
surely  mine.” — Supt.  Orville  T. 
Bright,  Chicago. 


“I  cannot  do  more  than  write  to 
you  of  my  extreme  sorrow  at  Mr. 
Layliss’  death.  — non.  L.  Y.  She. 
man,  Springfield. 

o 

“He  was  a man  who  filled  to  the 
full  every  place  he  was  called  upon 
to  occupjn  None  can  measure  the 
good  he  has  done,  and  the  deeds,  for 
the  betterment  of  mankind,  that  live 
after  him,  can  never  be  numbered.” 
— Wm.  Hawley  Smith,  Peoria. 

0 

“Illinois  has  lost  one  of  the  most 
tireless  workers  for  better  things  in 
our  schools.  He  laid  foundations  up- 
on which  others  will  build.” — Geo.  A. 
Brown,  Editor  School  and  Home 
Journal. 

0 

“He  was  a strong  man,  a good 
friend,  and  we  all  loved  him.” — Da- 
vid Arnold,  New  York  City. 

— o 

“After  all  it  is  a great  thing  to 
live  like  a man  and  die  like  a man. 
This  he  did;  what  more  can  be  said?” 
— O.  B.  Ryon,  Streator. 

0 

“I  have  known  him  for  nearly  thir- 
ty years  and  have  valued  his  friend- 
ship as  highly  as  that  of  any  man  I 
have  ever  known.  He  was  '’rnstaW 
He  was  genuine.  He  was  loyal.  He 
was  a man.  And  so  his  death  is  a 
permanent  loss  to  the  state  and  to 
his  host  of  friends.” — Wm.  S.  Mack, 
Aurora. 

o 

“I  never  knew  a finer  type  of  sren- 
tleman.  T re^er  knew  a frner,  si^er- 
er  man.” — Hon.  W.  H.  Stead,  Spring- 
field. 

o 

“Alfred  was  my  friend  and  fellow 
schoolman  for  many,  years,  and  a 
comrade  whom  I revered.” — C.  C. 
Duffy,  Dept.  Commander,  G.  A.  R. 


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“And  to  him  our  last  hail  and 
farewell.” — Class  of  ’84,  Sterling. 

o 

TRIBUTES  FROM  THE 
MEMBERS  OF  THE 
FACULTY 


An  Appreciation 

The  agent  of  bereavement  is  at 
times  as  mysterious  as  it  is  certain. 
It  was  so  with  the  unfortunate  de- 
parture of  our  good  friend,  Mr.  Al- 
fred Bayliss.  In  finishing  a life  of 
unusual  perfection,  he  has  left  us 
the  fairest  legacy  he  had — the  exam- 
ple of  his  life,  which,  if  patterned, 
will  win  honorable  acquirements  and 
true  friendships.  What  a precious 
inheritance  it  is,  when  we  become 
possessed  of  it  in  its  fullest  realiza- 
tion. 

Here  was  a man  so  gentle  by  na- 
ture that  little  children  sought  the 
pleasure  of  his  words.  It  was  his 
delight  to  engage  them  in  conversa- 
tion and  stimulate  them  with  the 
deeds  of  noble  men.  If  he  had  any 
preference,  his  whole  heart  yearned 
for  the  educational  advancement  of 
the  youth,  and  the  common  welfare 
of  the  common  schools.  Such  was 
his  solicitation  for  them,  that  it  was 
his  constant  thought,  in  his  days  of 
labor,  and  in  his  hours  of  rest. 

In  his  relations  with  his  associ- 
ates he  exhibited  rare  patience  and 
was  most  kind.  He  never  allowed 
anyone  to  exceed  him  in  generosity, 
and  always  praised  the  virtues  of  the 
unappreciated.  His  gentle  spirit 
filled  the  soul  of  a friend  with  cheer- 
fulness, and  he  always  dealt  kindly 
and  justly  with  those  in  opposition. 
With  the  subtlest  tactfulness  he 
wove  the  threads  of  personal  diver- 


gence into  a fabric  of  happy  com- 
panionship with  the  delicacy  of  a 
genius.  So  perfect  were  his  adjust- 
ments with  the  members  of  his  fac- 
ulty that  none  felt  the  slightest  re- 
straint. In  whatever  public  rela- 
tion the  school  functioned,  it  found 
in  him  a man  who  presided  with 
unusual  grace  and  dignity. 

What  has  been  accomplished  in 
the  five  years  of  his  labors,  cannot 
now  be  expressed.  The  scholars  of 
future  years  will  live  to  declare  it. 
Even  now  his  ideals  have  been  in- 
corporated in  the  curricula  of  the 
Normal  Schools. 

In  the  days  of  our  sorrow  we  seek 
for  an  outward  expression  of  the 
true  worth  of  a great  man,  but  find 
it  not.  We  cannot,  neither  is  human 
experience  old  enough  to  become  ac- 
customed to  such  a loss,  yet  if  we 
accept  it  as  an  event  in  the  eternal 
plan,  we  will  agree  that  his  life  was 
supremely  beautiful  in  its  fullness 
and  completeness.  The  spirit  of  the 
man  and  his  works  remain  with  us, 
and  we  accept  their  beneficent  in- 
fluence with  sincere  appreciation. 

THE  FACULTY. 

o 

No  man  gave  himself  more  freely 
or  devotedly  to  his  work  than  did  Al- 
fred Bayliss.  With  him  in  a rare  and 
fine  sense  a public  office  was  a public 
trust.  Hating  shams  and  impatient 
with  fine  talk,  he  was  generous  in  ap- 
proval of  solid  accomplishment  even 
in  little  things.  His  integrity  of 
mind  and  warm  heart  won  for  him 
the  love  and  respect  of  all  his  stu- 
dents; what  finer  tribute  can  be  paid 
to  one  who  gave  his  life  without  stint 
t)  the  advancement  of  the  teacher’s 
work?  To  all  who  really  knew  him 
Alfred  Bayliss  was  a great  soul. 

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When  I met  Mr.  Bayliss  five  years 
ago  last  April,  the  first  thing  he  did 
was  to  take  out  his  watch  to  see  if 
I was  on  time  for  my  appointment. 
Since  I have  become  acquainted  with 
him,  I know  how  characteristic  a 
thing  that  was  for  him  to  do.  Order 
was  one  of  the  first  principles  of  his 
life.  Doing  everything  at  its  proper 
time,  doing  the  right  thing  at  the 
right  time,  these  qualities  not  only 
help  us  to  understand  his  greatness, 
but  are  further  evidences  of  his  great 
sense  of  fairness. 

SUSAN  B.  DAVIS. 
o 

The  inspiration  from  the  noble  life 
of  our  great  friend  Mr.  Bayliss  is  so 
far  reaching,  that  everyone  connected 

with  this  school  seems  desirous  of 

carrying  out  his  plans  and  wishes. 

MARTHA  J.  HANNA. 
o 

In  all  of  my  dealings  with  Mr. 

Bayliss  I have  found  him  a man  of 
performance  rather  than  a man  of 
promises,  a man  of  deeds  rather  than 
a man  of  words.  He  never  wasted 
time  promising  what  he  would  do, 
but  quietly  went  ahead  and  did  more 
than  you  had  dared  to  hope  for. 

H.  BASSETT. 
o 

It  was  Mr.  Bayliss’  sanity  and  judi- 
cial fairness  which  impressed  me 
most.  He  never  jumped  at  conclu- 
sions, nor  especially  sought  the  popu- 
lar applause.  He  was  like  a judge 
of  a high  court  of  justice.  Before 
permitting  himself  to  form  a conclu- 
sion he  asked  for  the  evidence,  heard 
arguments  on  both  sides  of  the  ques- 
tion, turned  it  over  in  his  mind  and 
examined  it  from  all  sides,  and  de- 
cided the  matter  on  its  merits.  Con- 
sequently he  seldom  made  mistakes, 
and  was  always  a safe  man  to  follow. 

O.  M.  DICKERSON. 


“He  was  my  friend,  faithful  and 
just  to  me.”  This  great,  noble, 
magnanimous  man  was  a friend  to 
us  all,  faculty,  students,  and  child- 
ren of  the  training  school.  We  have 
lost  a friend,  a strong  friend.  The 
cause  of  education  has  suffered  a 
distinct  loss.  The  rural  schools  of 
Illinois  have  lost  their  best  friend, 
the  man  who  thought  of  them  long 
before  others  did  and  worked  and 
planned  for  them,  the  man  who  gave 
his  best  thought  to  their  improve- 
it  and  uplift,  who  dreamed  of 
their  progress  and  had  faith  in  their 
possibilities.  Our  loss  and  their 
loss  can  not  be  measured,  but  we 
shall  be  better  and  the  country 
schools  of  this  and  other  states  will 
be  better  now  and  in  the  years  to 
come  because  he  lived  and  was  our 
friend  and  their  friend. 

CAROLINE  GROTE. 
o 

Mr.  Bayliss  was  a true  teacher. 
He  had  a deep  interest  in  the  school 
system  of  Illinois  and  worked  inces- 
santly to  better  school  conditions. 
As  a Normal  School  Principal  he  al- 
ways did  what  he  thought  was  best 
for  the  school.  In  his  dealings  with 
students  and  teachers  he  was  always 
fair  and  honest.  He  stood  for  a few 
strong  principles,  which  we  believe 
have  made  a decided  impression  on 
us  all.  The  memory  of  his  life  will 
ever  be  an  inspiration  to  me. 

J.  P.  DRAKE. 
o 

I like  to  remember  Mr.  Bayliss’ 
special  interest  in  the  younger  stu- 
dents and  his  genuine  sympathy  with 
their  difficulties.  These  seemed  char- 
acteristic traits  of  his  broad  and 
generous  nature. 

MABEL  L.  CORBIN. 
o 

When  the  young  Flag  Guard  runs 


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up  me  nag  as  he  taught  them  to  do, 
standing  with  bared  heads  in  its  hon- 
ox,  we  are  reminded  afresh  that  one 
of  the  largest  factors  in  the  life  of 
Mr.  Bayliss  was  his  sincere  love  of 
Ms  country,  me  served  ner  interests 
devotedly  in  war  and  in  peace  and 
taught  the  children  to  reverence  her 
hag  and  her  institutions.  His  in- 
fluence will  long  abide  with  us 
tiiiough  these  teachings. 

CORA  M.  HAMILTON. 
o 

“An  honest  man’s  the  noblest 
voik  of  God.’’ 

MARGARET  DUNBAR, 

Librarian. 

o 

A friend  cf  Mr.  Bayliss’  said  to  me, 
“You  are  going  to  work  with  one  of 
the  men  in  the  state.’’  I have 

found  those  words  to  be  true. 

J.  T.  JOHNSON. 
— o 

Of  all  men  I have  known  and 
worked  with,  Mr.  Bayliss  best  under- 
stood and  appreciated  what  I tried 
to  do.  His  open  mind,  his  sympathy 
and  cordial  kindness  made  him  more 
than  the  ordinary  friend  and  his  loss 
is  greater  than  I can  express. 

ANNE  MAUD  SHAMEL. 
o 

President  Bayliss  was  to  me  a man 
with  a great  and  kind  soul — remark- 
able for  his  rich  experience,  sound 
judgment,  integrity  of  character, 
clear  intellect,  and  unsurpassed  tact. 

R.  M.  GINNINGS. 

o 

His  spirit  will  ever  live  in  my 
memory,  not  merely  as  the  spirit  of 
an  educator,  but  as  that  of  a friend. 

RALPH  T.  BISHOP. 
o 

To  have  known  and  honored  Mr. 

ayliss  as  a man,  friend,  teacher, 


itru.uc.A,  and  issuer;  to  have  come 
within  the  range  of  his  personality, 
closely  enough  to  feel  its  grand  bene- 
ficent power;  to  have  felt  the  value 
of  his  smiles  of  approbatidh,  and  en- 
joyed the  inevitable  jest  accompany- 
ing it  when  something  pleased  him 
well;  this  I count  among  the  most 
precious  privileges  that  have  ever 
come  into  my  experience. 

BLENDA  OLSON. 


First  of  all  in  Mr.  Bayliss’  rela- 
tions to  his  teachers,  to  his  school,  to 
the  world  in  general,  it  seems  to  me, 
was  his  friendliness.  No  one  ever 
came  to  him  for  sympathy  or  help 
and  found  it  lacking.  He  had  always 
a cheery  word  for  the  discouraged 
and  depressed. 

His  fellowship  with  his  teachers  is 
perhaps  expressed  in  the  following 
verse : 

“You  belong  to  my  club? 

Yes,  you’re  one  of  my  club, 

And  this  is  our  program  and 
plan: 

To  each  do  his  part 
To  look  into  the  heart 
And  get  at  the  good  that’s  in 
man.’’ 

GLADYS  FISHLEIGH. 
o 

He  was  a man  of  great  resources 
in  handling  difficult  questions  of  edu- 
cational policy,  and  proceeded  so  ra- 
tionally and  candidly  that  he  seldom 
failed  to  secure  the  thing  he  sought; 
and  when  he  seemed  to  fail,  he  laid 
a foundation  on  which  public  opinion 
is  building.  He  was  great  enough  to 
labor  and  t0  ^mit.  Was  not 

afraid  to  do  what  his  judgment  ap- 
proved. 

S.  B.  HURSH. 
o 

The  Alumni  who  have  had  the  pri- 
vilege of  graduating  or  working  un- 


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cur  tne  direct. on  of  Mr.  Bayliss,  have 
had  set  before  them  a high  ideal  of 
justice,  of  devotion  to  duty,  and  of 
professional  integrity — a priceless 
heritage. 

CLARA  KIRKPATRICK. 
o 

In  appreciation  of  the  children’s 
friend.  He  believed  that  to  help  the 
children  was  to  help  all  humanity 
with  truth  and  sincerity.  He  was  so 
large  in  heart  that  he  could  see 
some  good  in  everyone  and  he  gave 
of  his  human  sympathy  and  kindness 
to  help  them  all. 

N.  B.  LAMKIN. 
o 

To  have  lived  in  touch  with  Mr. 
Beyliss’  high  ideals  is  to  have  had 
one's  own  ideals  raised  to  a higher 
standard. 

FANNY  R.  JACKSON. 


o 

There  is  no  one  of  us  who  has 
known  his  kindness,  his  helpfulness 
and  his  friendship  who  is  not  the 
better  and  stronger  for  it. 

HELEN  M.  ATKINSON. 


o 

Always  a friend  to  one  in  need  of 
a friend. 


C.  E.  WHITE 


o • 

Mr.  Bayliss’  thorough  appreciation 
of  every  honest  effort  was  always  an 
incentive  to  those  with  whom  he 
came  in  contact. 

LELIA  E.  GRIFFIN. 


o 

T3Vrory  one  who  knew  Mr.  Po”" 
considered  it  a privilege  to  work  un- 
der his  direction.  His  daily  example 
of  untiring  industry,  careful  atten- 
tion to  detail,  skillful  and  expert 
preparation,  and  conscientious  dis- 
charge of  duty,  were  living  lessons 
to  all. 

MRS.  JOSTE  A.  TA3LER 


As  we  co^e  to  reflect  upon  the 
magnitude  of  our  gieat  loss,  and  our 
rc  laticns  to  Mr.  Bayliss,  I am  re- 
minded cf  these  lines  from  Emerson: 

“All  things  through  thee  take 
nobler  form 

And  look  beyond  the  earth, 

The  mill-round  of  our  fate  appears 

A sun-path  in  your  worth.” 

JESSIE  BUCKNER. 
o 

I count  his  friendship  one  of  the 
chiefest  pleasures  of  my  life,  a com- 
fort in  tin. e of  doubt  and  trourjie,  a 
joy  in  time  of  prosperity  and  suc- 
cess, and  an  inspiration  at  all  times. 

EVA  COLBY. 


o 

I am  glad  cf  the  opportunity  to  ex- 
press my  appreciation  of  the  fact  that 
to  his  students  who  were  really  in 
earnest  in  preparing  for  their  profes- 
sion, Mr.  Bayliss  was  like  a father. 

LAVINIA  STINSON. 

o 

In  the  passing  of  Mr.  Bayliss,  the 
little  children  have  lest  a good  and 
true  friend.  His  v'sits  to  them  were 
always  received  with  the  greatest  de- 
light. As  they  grow  older  they  will 
come  to  a fuller  realization  of  his 
goodness. 

LUCY  L.  SMITH. 
o 

He  walked  abroad  and  met  all 
kinds 

Of  querulous  and  uneasy  minds, 

Anri,  sympathizing,  he  shared  the 
pain 

Of  doubts  that  racked  us,  heart 
and  brain. 

Think  of  him  still  the  same,  I 
sav— 

He  is  not  dead — be  is  just  away. 

MARTHA  McLEAN. 


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MEMORIAL  EXERCISES 


ADDRESS  BY  MR.  W.  L.  STEELE 

It  is  altogether  fitting  and  proper 
that  we  gather  here  this  afternoon  to 
pay  our  respects  to  the  memory  of 
Alfred  Bayliss,  and  to  express  our 
appreciation  of  his  work,  for  the 
world  is  richer  and  better  for  his 
life.  My  world  is. 

I shall  not  attempt  here  any  criti- 
cal analysis  of  hs  life  and  work,  for 
that,  to  be  honest,  would  involve  his 
imperfections  and  limitations..  These, 
I am  glad  to  say,  do  not  rise  in  my 
memory  when  I think  of  Mr.  Bayliss. 
They  properly  belong  to  the  historian, 
and  I shall  leave  them  with  him.  I 
shall  speak  of  him  simply  as  a friend, 
as  one  who  loved  him,  as  one  who  at 
times  feels  lonely  now  that  he  has 
gone. 

Living  as  I do  in  a railroad  center, 
I had  the  opportunity  of  meeting  him 
often  when  he  was  state  superintend- 
ent. In  performing  his  official  duties 
he  frequently  had  occasion  to  pass 
through  Galesburg,  and  in  the  course 
of  eight  years  he  had  many  times  to 
wait  there  an  hour  ormorefora  train. 
Sometimes  he  could  remain  all  night 
to  advantage.  It  soon  became  under- 
stood between  us  that  it  would  be  his 
duty  to  let  me  know  when  he  would 
reach  Galesburg,  and  it  would  be 
mine  to  ar  ange  to  be  in  my  office 
at  such  times.  Tired  of  traveling 
and  at  times  weary  of,  if  not  disgust- 
ed with,  the  petty  affairs  of  official 
life,  we  would  retreat  to  the  private 
office.  The  couch  was  always  his. 
He  once  remarked  that  it  was  the 
easiest  one  in  the  state.  Such  con- 
ditions were  conducive  to  commun- 
ion. It  was  thus  I came  to  know 
and  love  Alfred  Bayliss. 


He  told  me  bits  of  his  history  that 
he  evidently  felt  had  been  significant 
in  his  life — of  his  losing  his  own 
mother  when  a child  of  nine,  of  his 
new  home,  of  his  leaving  it  at  the 
age  of  twelve,  of  his  struggles  to  sup- 
port himself  and  to  get  an  education, 
of  his  entering  Hillsdale  college,  of 
his  repeated  efforts  to  enlist  when 
the  war  broke  out,  and  of  his  finally 
succeeding  when  he  was  sixteen,  of 
resuming  and  completing  his  educa- 
tion at  Hillsdale  after  the  war  was 
over,  of  the  first  school  he  taught 
and  how  he  became  a county  superin- 
tendent, or  commissioner,  in  Indiana, 
of  his  work  in  Sterling,  his  experi- 
ence in  Streator,  and  how  he  lost  the 
nomination  for  state  superintendent 
after  he  had  secured  a majority  of 
the  delegates.  To  recall  these  occa- 
sions now  is  one  of  my  most  treasur- 
ed memories,  for  I feel  that  at  such 
times  I had  a rare  and  sacred  privi- 
lege of  coming  into  vital  touch  with 
a s^ul  that  was  essentially  pure  and 
heroic.  They  warm  my  heart  and 
make  me  a little  more  tender  in  my 
treatment  of  the  homeless  child,  even 
though  he  may  be  wayward;  and  my 
reverence  for  the  grey-haired  man 
with  the  brown  button  is  increased 
immeasurably.  Mr.  Bayliss  was  a 
patriot  in  all  that  that  term  means. 

I shall  not  attempt  to  narrate  the 
incidents  when,  as  a boy,  he  was  mis- 
understood; the  times  when  he 
longed  for  sympathy  from  those  he 
had  a right  to  expect  it  of,  but  re- 
ceived indifference  instead  and  some- 
times positive  injustice.  . It  is  not 
necessary.  It  is  sufficient  know 
that  he  had  such  experiences  and 
that  these,  which  according  to  one 
of  my  theories  of  life  are  the  cause 
of  so  many  children  becoming  wreck- 
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maturity,  in  his  case  proved  not  to 
be  stumbling  blocks  but  stepping- 
stones.  In  his  mature  life,  when  he 
was  defeated  by  treachery  for  the 
state  superintendency  in  the  Peoria 
convention,  he  did  not  drop  out  of 
sight  and  become  forgotten,  but  four 
years  later  he  was  nominated  and 
elected  by  the  same  political  party. 
This  was  simply  a repetition  of  his 
experience  as  a boy;  of  how  those 
disappointments  in  life  which  are 
usually  sufficient  to  completely  dis- 
courage the  ordinary  mortal,  turned 
out  in  the  end  with  Mr.  Bayliss  to 
his  positive  advantage.  Let  no  one 
impose  on  us  by  presuming  to  ac- 
count for  the  remarkable  series  of 
events  in  his  life  that  were  unexpect- 
edly changed  from  pparent  defeats 
into  glorious  victories  by  saying,  “It 
was  Bayliss  luck,”  for  by  so  doing  we 
would  fail  not  only  to  know  our 
friend,  but  we  would  miss  one  of  the 
most  important  lessons  it  is  designed 
for  us  to  learn.  It  was  marvelous  to 
me  to  hear  Mr.  Bayliss  tell  these  ex- 
periences without  a trace  of  emotion. 
So  completely  would  he  put  himself 
in  the  place  of  the  other  person  and 
view  the  matter  Tom  his  standpoint, 
that  not  one  word  of  bitterness  would 
fall  from  his  lips.  Malice  and  re- 
venge were  not  a part  of  his  nature. 
Sweet  charity  was  his.  The  “luck” 
of  having  his  defeats  so  often  turned 
into  victory  was  the  result  of  these 
characteristics  combined  with  rare 
gr>od  judgment.  His  .life  is  a demon- 
stration that  the  world  will  finally 
rally  to  the  support  of  a sensible  and 
just  and  charitable  man. 

Another  element  of  his  character 
that  had  much  to  do  in  determining 
thefinalresultof  these  crucial  experi- 
ences, was  his  habit  not  merely  to 
labor  but  to  wait.  The  power  to 


wait  is  one  of  the  rarest  of  gifts,  or 
acquirements,  and  it  is  an  essential, 
condition  of  success.  . This  power 
Mr.  Bayliss  possessed  to  a remark- 
able degree.  It  was  never  the  result 
of  indifference  but  always  of  confi- 
dence in  the  rightness  or  righteous- 
ness of  the  cause,  and  of  absolute 
faith  that  his  fellow  man  would  do 
the  right  thing,  in  the  final  analysis, 
if  he  weer  given  the  time — a faith  as 
complimentary  to  him  as  to  his  fel- 
low man. 

My  mind  loves  to  dwell  on  Alfred 
Bayliss  in  the  making,  more  than  on 
him  as  the  honored  state  superin- 
tendent of  a great  commonwealth  or 
the  strong  principal  of  a strong  nor- 
mal school;  for  today  our  school- 
rooms are  full  of  boys  whose  oppor- 
tunities are  greater  than  were  those 
of  Mr.  Bayliss,  and  yet  few  of  them 
will  ever  even  approximate  his  char- 
acter or  achievement.  In  view  of  his 
life,  the  theory,  which  prevails  gener- 
ally today,  that  it  is  the  environment 
that  make  the  man,  mut  be  false,  or 
our  schools  must  be  woefully  defec- 
tive. There  is  no  doubt  something 
of  truth,  but  more  of  error,  in  each 
of  the  statements.  I look  upon  the 
life  of  Mr.  Bayliss  in  its  formative 
period  as  largely  a battle  between 
himself  and  his  environment  in  which 
bis  personality  won  a signal  victory. 
That  it  is  ordained  that  personality 
may  win  in  every  such  a battle,  I 
hold  is  a healthful  doctrine  to  make 
attractive  and  fascinating  to  youth, 
the  life,  character  and  achievements 
of  Alfred  Bayliss  might  be  made  a 
source  of  inspiration  to  any  home- 
less and  discouraged  boy. 

Few  persons  enjoyed  life  more 
than  did  Mr.  Bavliss,  though  it  was 
always  in  a quiet  way.  In  the  first 
place  he  was  blessed  with  almost 
perfect  physical  health.  He  perhaps 


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never  had  an  ache  or  a pain  until 
after  he  became  State  Superintend- 
ent. He  had  none  in  all  his  army  ex- 
pe  ience. 

Again,  he  enjoyed  a friend.  He 
k:  ew  how  to  appreciate  one,  and  he 
always  had,  whererer  he  was,  a few 
— one  or  two  as  he  would  say — in 
whose  company  he  could  feel  at 
home.  This  was  especially  true 
when  he  was  a boy  and  when  he  was 
in  the  army.  Those  early  friends 
were  friends  indeed  to  Ir'm.  He  had 
a delightful  way  of  showing  his 
friendship.  It  was  seldom  in  words, 
but  often  in  deeds  dene  in  a quiet, 
thoughtful  way  that  left  no  doubt  of 
their  sincerity.  His  temperament 
wras  ideal.  He  was  never  on  the 
mountain  top,  and  I never  saw  him 
in  the  valley.  I have  heard  him 
time  and  again  say,  “I  have  no  rea- 
son to  complain.  The  world  has 
given  me  a fair  chance.  I am  sat- 
isfied.” 

To  the  companion  of  his  life  and 
his  daughters,  whose  interests  en- 
tered so  largely  into  all  his  plans,  my 
sentiment  is  one  today  of  congratu- 
lation on  the  rich  heritage  that  is 
theirs. 

After  Daniel  Webster’s  death  an 
old  farmer,  who  had  fished  with  the 
illustrious  statesman  many  a day, 
visited  his  grave  and,  standing  at 
its  foot  with  bowed  head,  said, 
“Daniel,  the  world  seems  lonesome 
without  you.”  Today  as  I stand 
here,  I feel  like  saying,  “Bayliss,  the 
world  seems  lonesome  without  you.” 
— Read  at  the  Memorial  Exercises 
of  Alfred  Bayliss  held  in  Normal 
School  Auditorium  at  Macomb,  at  2 
p.  m.,  Oct.  27,  1911. 


ADDRESS  BY  MR.  S.  B.  HURSH 

My  acquaintance  with  Alfred  Bay- 
iiss  began  more  than  a quarter  of  a 
century  ago,  and  gradually  grew 
more  intimate  up  to  the  time  of  his 
death.  I think  I knew  him  more 
fully  than  I know  any  other  educa- 
tional man.  During  the  last  fifteen 
years  we  have  been  much  together, 
and  our  acquaintance  grew  into  real 
friendship. 

I find  it  difficult  to  speak  of  him  in 
a public  way;  for,  although  weeks 
have  passed  and  the  ordinary  routine 
of  life  has  been  crowded  thick  with 
duties,  still  the  loss  of  him  is  ever 
present,  and  doubtless  will  be  for  a 
long  time. 

As  the  years  passed  by  I noted  with 
satisfaction  his  steady  growth  in  pro- 
fessional strength  with  his  growing 
opportunities  and  responsibilities.  He 
always  improved  the  position  in 
which  he  worked  from  the  humblest 
to  the  highest;  and  he  seemed  never 
to  misjudge  his  own  strength. 

I am  glad  to  speak  of  him  in  his 
relation  to  his  work  and  faculty  here 
in  the  Normal  school;  for  I know  that 
what  I wish  most  to  say  will  accord 
with  the  feeling  of  every  one  of  us. 
Where  a group  of  mature  men  and 
women  are  brought  together  in  suki 
a work,  the  parts  of  which  are  so  ;n- 
timately  interlaced  as  in  a normal 
school,  and  especially  men  and  wo- 
men who  have  had  positive  expe.'- 
ence  in  the  problems  of  school  work, 
there  must  be  positive  difference  of 
orinion.  Mr.  Bayliss  invariably  gaTTe 
all  members  the  fullest  liberty  of  rw 
pressicn  of  views;  and  when  we 
jarred  he  easily  brought  about  har- 
mony, and  we  went  our  several  ways 
in  good  will.  In  the  five  years  past 
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mere  has  existed  animosity  between 
members.  We  have  been  a kind  of 
happy  family.  I do  not  hesitate  to 
say  that  such  condition  was  due  in 
large  part  to  his  splendid  example  of 
frankness,  tolerance,  forbearance  and 
kndness. 

I think  he  entered  upon  the  work 
here  with  a slight  feeiing  of  dread. 
The  reorganization  of  the  school  o i 
a basis  of  larger  usefulness  meant  to 
k:m  some  radical  changes,  a time  of 
uncertainty  and  period  of  years  of 
steady  growth  before  anyone  under- 
taking the  work  could  feel  sure  of 
the  results.  He  said  to  me  once, 
when  speaking  in  a general  way  f 
what  this  school  ought  to  grow  to, 
“If  I could  be  sure  that  I could  have 
ten  years  of  its  administration  1 
should  not  fear  for  the  results.”  As 
we  see  it  today,  and  as  the  educators 
of  the  state  see  it,  we  are  convinced 
V>at  he  moved  with  more  speed  t!nn 
he  had  hoped,  and  I want  to  say  that, 
in  my  judgment,  he,  in  his  own  indi- 
vidual capacity,  did  a splendid,  a 
manly,  a progressive  work  here.  i». 
seems  an  irony  of  fate  that  he  mas* 
pass  when  the  assurance  of  success 
in  the  large  sense  in  which  he  saw  it 
'•Tss  plainly  to  be  realized. 

I may  be  pardoned  for  speaking  of 
certain  qualities  of  mind  and  hea  t 
so  strikinsrly  prominent  in  him,  al- 
though it  be  sometihng  of arepetition. 
There  are  certain  cardinal  elements 
of  character  that  when  well  grown 
in  human  life  hint  of  the  ideal,  and  in 
the  estimation  of  life  they  must  be 

r or  <37  P Pi*ed. 

Mr.  Bayliss  possessed  a keen  and 
comprehensive  sense  of  justice.  It 
seemed  easy  to  him.  There  seemed 
to  be  no  bias  or  preiudice  in  his  na- 
ture. He  invariably  held  aloof  from 
conclusion  until  he  had  wrought  into 


the  problem  all  its  factors.  He  al- 
ways impressed  me  as  desiring,  first 
of  all,  to  be  right,  and  his  intellectu- 
al grasp  of  the  things  essential  gave 
him  sureness  and  stability  of  judg- 
ment beyond  most  men. 

Then  he  was  so  fair;  he  would  go 
farther  to  defend  the  man  whom  he 
had  reason  to  believe  had  wronged 
him  than  any  man  I have  ever 
known.  If  injustice  or  unfairness 
held  any  place  in  his  nature,  it  was 
towards  himself.  He  was  not  given 
to  expressions  of  sympathy  or  emo- 
tion of  any  kind,  but  he  seemed  nev- 
er to  forget  the  one  who  needed  a 
chance. 

Some  thought  Mr.  Bayliss  was 
hard  to  know;  was  cold;  and  I can 
see  why  that  might  be  so  to  some. 
His  fellowship  was  not  manifested 
in  the  transient  relations  of  social 
life,  the  outward  personality.  He 
must  be  measured  in  the  realm  of 
the  intellect,  and  the  field  work.  He 
seemed  to  find  less  of  interest  in 
the  pasing,  recreative  chat,  but  he 
would  stay  to  the  end  of  any  serious 
discussion  and  his  opinions  and 
judgments  were  always  of  real  con- 
sequence. No  one  ever  thought  him 
cold  who  had  occasion  to  receive  his 
help,  and  no  one  eevr  sought  his 
help  who  did  not  receive  warm  and 
generous  treatment. 

We  rarely  consider  the  importance 
of  humor  in  real  life;  that  trans- 
muting power  of  the  soul  by  which 
it  turns  the  thousand  festering  an- 
noyances into  helps,  or  sweetens  the 
imaginationwhen  life  'seem  dull,  the 
outlook  gloomy;  when  faith  is  weak, 
and  possibly  all  the  creative  ener- 
gies are  at  low  ebu.  This  recrea- 
tive rower  of  mind  and  heart  Mr. 
Bayliss  had  in  large  measure.  The 
most  trying  situation  never  failed  to 
reach  the  humorous  side  of  his  life, 


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lice  tne  loud,  boisterous  laugh,  nor 
the  story  of  “broad”  humor,  but  the 
quaint,  spontaneous  mirth,  that  lasts 
through  a second  thought.  There 
was  a peculiar  significance  in  his 
humor,  in  that  it  dealt  so  frequently 
with  what  might  have  provoked  ill 
will,  but  that  his  quaint  allusion  to 
it  made  it  seem  pitiable  rather  than 
praiseworthy. 

I always  thought  that  if  there 
were  any  good  that  to  him  was 
dearer  than  ethers  it  was  the  spirit 
of  patiiotism.  He  had  no  great 
sympathy  with  the  pyrotechnics  and 
me  'e  display  that  is  commonly  sup- 
posed to  indicate  patriotic  feeling. 
To  him  patriotism  was  deep  and 
real;  the  bronze  button  was  a sa- 
cred emblem,  the  love  of  the  flag 
was  a passion,  and  man’s  duty  to 
his  ccurtry  as  a citizen  cr  a soldier 
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he  seemed  to  hold  highest  in  the  ob- 
ligations of  manhood^  He  could  ex- 
cuse almost  any  frivolous  prank  in 
student  life  except  that  which  sa- 
vored of  dishonor  to  the  flag.  The 
only  time  I ever  saw  him  show  signs 
of  anger  was  when  some  thoughtless 
students  in  some*  prank  with  class 
colors  cut  the  flag  rope.  It  was 
more  to  hurt  him  than  a provoca- 
tion. 

There  is  no  feature  of  his  life  that 
stands  out  mere  clearly  to  me  than 
his  scrupulous  conduct  of  all  public 
and  private  business.  Strict  hones- 
ty to  him  was  as  needful  in  the  mi- 
nor detail  work  and  business  as  in 
the  affairs  of  greatest  consequence. 

In  all  things  Mr.  Bayliss  held  up 
to  himself  the  most  rigid  code  of 
honor  and  in  both  public  and  private 
life  he  obeyed  it  both  in  letter  and 
in  spiiit.  S.  B.  HURSH. 


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Funeral  March — Chopin 

Miss  Dunsworth 

Invocation 

- Rev.  W.  T.  Rodgers 

Quartet 

’06 

Address  ... 

Dr.  L.  C.  Lord 

Address 

Mr.  W.  L.  Steele 

Solo  - 

Mr.  J.  Ruffner 

Address 

Mr.  S.  J.  Ferguson 

Address  - 

Mr.  S.  B.  Hursh 

Quartet 

’06 

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